Nhận biết (M1)

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• • Linguists use phonemes to represent the smallest possible units of sound within a word.

• • In English, the phoneme /p/ has labial articulation, which means it is produced using one or both lips, such as in the word “pan.”

• • The phoneme /z/ has alveolar articulation, which means it is produced by placing the tongue against or near the roof of the mouth, such as in the word “zoo.”

• • /p/ is plosive, a term used for sounds in which air flow is at first fully blocked.

• • /z/ is fricative, a term used for sounds in which air flow is partially blocked.

Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to explain plosive phonemes?

• A.

  The phoneme /p/, a unit of sound in which air flow is at first fully blocked, has labial articulation.

• B.

  The phoneme /p/ in the word “pan” is plosive and is produced using both lips.

• C.

  The linguistic term of fricative is used for units of sound in which air flow is partially blocked.

• D.

  In linguistics, plosive is a term used for units of sound in which air flow is at first fully blocked.